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Violet-green swallow flock returns to the lower orchard

8/29/2014

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Violet-green swallow in fight
Returning to the house, I find the violet-green swallow flock that had been present in the lower orchard earlier in the summer, had returned - they had completely disappeared for probably the last four weeks or so.
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The small flock lined the utility wires crossing the lower orchard
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Their chattering presence enlivens the lower orchard
Must be the same flock, because there was also one barn swallow pair with them before -
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Barn swallow
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Barn swallow landing on lower orchard utility wire
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Barn swallow, lower orchard
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Barn swallows accompanying the violet-greens - one on left might be a juvenile
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California towhee on fence post
Elsewhere on the property - rare daytime sighting, the sonoma county gray fox - cutting through the back orchard behind the house - mostly have seen these at night or early evening, when the light hasn't been good for a photograph.
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Gray fox, back orhcard
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BACK AT THE LAGUNA   -   Great egret on oak tree top next to the waterway.

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Great egret on tree top
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Male Wison's warbler, the Laguna
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Pacific slope flycatcher, the Laguna
PictureChestnut-backed chickadee, the Laguna
Wasn't having much luck, until a flock of chestnut-backed chickadees came through, and with them were many other small birds - comfort in numbers.

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With the chickadee flock was also a brown creeper
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Brown creeper, the Laguna
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Small flock of bushtit also traveling with the chickadees
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Even the warblers seemed more active - female Wilson's warbler
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Quite a few Downy woodpeckers as well - here is the male Downy
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Dark shot of our black-crowned night heron - they roost in this tree
PictureBelted Kingfisher, the Laguna




Making a racket in a far tree was the Belted Kingfisher, only I could not get any good photos - too far away.  This is the best of some mostly blurry shots.  However, hopefully I can surprise this wondrous bird in the future...
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